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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL5, PORTLAND,' 'AND, ' SUNDAY ' MORNINCt, JANUARY 19, 1903.
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AFTER HALL,
HIE PEOPLE
V.
RrevaD : All :0w ftarJiwiIfe
U 4
Hayor Lane Alleges Imnaa
Trend pt, Events Toints ; to
4 Present .Trial as Last of
Thomas W. Lawson Makes
. : Poulscn Lumber Company
; Frenzied ;Keply to ! Ques-
Is Attempting: to quat on
"'Land' Fraud Prosecutions
: Hcney and Hunt 36th
''to Leave,-;: .
' tion as to His Expressions !
. Hegarding 'Question 'Put!
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;, TaluablQ ' Municipal ;Eea
u Estate. -v -
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PROPERTY
: Another attempt on tha part of -the
Inman-Pouleen ", Lumber ' company to
grab city jrropertyvwortli , mora than
M0.0OQ for the ue of the large mill
oa the eaat aide of the1 river haa been
nipped la the, bud by Mayor Lane who
haa addressed a communication to the
city council , warning the members
against granting the lumber oompaaya
petition for the vacation of certain
property. . The petition will, come up
for consideration at Wednesday's meet
Jfi'"'" "-
The company asks for the vacation
ftortlons Of Eaat First, East Second,
.,. Third, East Sherman, , Eaet Lin
coln, Eaat Grant, fEaat Caruthera, and
Division streets. The area of the prop
rty which the company dealrea to gob-
ie up xor private use equals eny
iota valued at 11,000 each. All 0 the
streets terminate la the river and would
mdoubtedly be of great value In the
future to the city aa an entranoe to the
laroor.
if In addition to calling the council a at
entlon to the vacation of the atreeta,
Mayor Lane pointed out In hla com-
: nunlcatlon that the company haa been
icing unmolested and without the con.
tent of the clfy a number of city atreete
i n which hare been erected part of the
ompany's milling plant. Mayor La no
luggeats that the oouncll require the
umber-company to pay back rent for
he uae of the' property and to enter
nto a contract with the firm for the
uture uae of the property at a fair
ental Mayor Lane'a communication
ollowe:
I j , GovmoU Xs Warned ?i . '
U "At the meeting of the city council
hlch le to be held on January SI,
,908, your honorable body will have un
ler consideration a petition for the va
atlon of certain portlona of eight
treeta upon the eaat aide of the river.
The vacatlone which are a eked for are
folio wa, towlt: a portion each of
Oast Flrat street, Eait Second street,
'Mat Third atreet, Eaat Sherman atreet,
last Lincoln atreet, Eaat Grant atreet,
Oast Caruthera atreet, and DIvlalon
treat The petitioner for auch va
at Ion a la a well-known firm engaged
n ma raanuiaciure or lumDer,
' "In relation to the matter of theae
acatlona I would respectfully call your
1 ttentlon to certain facta pertaining to
nem, wmcn in my opinion, are wormy
r your' -serious - consiaeration. -ft
"The Importance which attachea to
hla transaction will be realised when
t la noted that the vacations asked for
mount in the ao-areaata to iis.EOO
quare feet of land, the equivalent of
ior man city iota, having a mar
j et value of perhaps not less than
l.ooo a Jot, making a total valuation
i. aay, 2,uou at a low is ti mate.
I I BhonU Bequire men.
I "It may also be urged that each of
hese atreeta terminates in the river and
rroras a means or access to, tha eitv'
; arbor which adds greatly to their val
e. 'aa. holding In addition to their
i u t.. twin nm 1 V,
:u otner property situated upon
hese atreeta will of necessity and for
i urn 10 come oe cut orr rrom an out
't to the harbor and necessarily will
ufftr loss of falue should, theae vaoa-
ivnu ua maae.- ,
I "Such Jbelng the ease then I would
uggeat that If it la considered to be
esirabls for the city to part with these
treats and necessary for the petitioners
o secure to themselves the exclusive
or inem. mat tney be granted a per
il to auch us for a certain definite
nq specuicd period or time, .In-return
for . wmcn privilege tnev be
, i- T ,ri- 4. ta "tin $n fcaMIS 4 J vti, Iff
; John II. Hall, now on trial In the fed
eral court for eonaplraey do fence the
government lands, is the aemloolon in
the atory of the Oregon land 'frauda.
Who will poie, aa the period la a matter
of myatery l ' " " . '., P
When Judge Hunt leavea -Portland at
the close of the Hall trial he will not
return to Portland for any of the other
casea yet pending, according to Circuit
Judge Gilbert, but the remaining casea
oerora Juage vvoiverton, tn presiaws
judge of the Oregon aiatnot. .
Whan th Hall trial la ended F. J.
Heney will leave for hla home at San
Francisco ana win not return to -on-
and for anv or the uniinisnea trials.
Hla nlaca will be taken by Tracey C.
Becker,, recently appointed to take charge
Ot tne urefon cases aior iieney icavea.
Rank la nnw an Interested eneetator
at the Hall trial, aoaorotng tne pro
cedura or tne urecon courts prepare
tory to beginning hla duties after
Heney haa gone.
official statements rrom tne depart
ment of Justice at Washington aay In
effect that "It Is ttte present under
standing that all pending land fraud
casea be 'cleaned up.' " Juet what the
cleansing process la to consist of, bow
ever, la not made nubile.
wnen the land casea Degan. or at tne
time Juice Wolverton was appointed, it
was tacitly understood that none of the
land cases Involving men intimately
connected witn Oregon pontics should
be heard by an Oregon Judge.. For that
reason Judge De Have a and after him
Judge 'Hunt waa sent to Portland to
hear the Mitchell, the Williamson, the
Hall and the Maya casea.
There yet remain tne Hermann case
the Booth case, the Brownall caae and
several others. Involving Oregon pollti
clans. The auestion therefore arises.
haa this former agreement been forgot
ten? Will judge wolverton hear these
..i, ninur uiiiuc, mej oe require o.
'v' city a juai ana reason
ble sura each year for the uae of the
tuna, .j t -
- Deiy AppUoatlom tf Kooeesary.
p "I hope that it will not be considered
rmumpiuoui it i xurtner suggest that,
laamuch . aa tha petitioner have had
he . unrestricted and sole use of this
roperty for a number of years, It will
a tio mora than fair to require that
jiey pay to tho alty the rental value of
Men lands (estimated unon a luat hti
far the period of time in which they
awj, unu mem, wanner uieee racaiiona
fv.maaa ot not : , y
"In conclusion X would aar that t tt
annot be shown mat the vacatlona of
j,ioa aireeis are xo prove or permanent
"u unuiuea nnnoni q m, city, regard-
iisa Of anv advantaa-a whlih m DnH I'll A
the petitioners from such vaoatlona
Ucatlona ahould be denied.
rrerore, in eo far ae it la represented
i'" Bupiiuaiiona anouia
I "In th name of the city of Portland.
"erarore, in so far aa it la represented
Wit. I do herebv protest aaalnat tha
acanun ox me streets nerem named by
ua and sought Jor by these petitioners.'
I" Indiana Sportsman.
' From the Indlananolla Newo.
Rlmnn lrlnvfl llwtna. nnrthnat n tm
fty, yesterday-killed eight wild geese
vua two anota. -Tne geese settled down
n a field where cattle are fed and by
I flapping m nnuBV aooui mm rioya BUO
beded In approaching dose.
I Last winter he killed seven wild geese
!t one shot under similar clrcumatanoea.
la aBiwerlDg drrtiumeoti herein, nliut
ntlon The Jnnrniil.
TEETH EXTRACTED
FREE
to-
VVhenPfates or Bridges
Arc Ordered
All Work at Half Price for a
short time to introduce the i
"BectroWnless System'
Full Set. that fit. ..... . S5.00
!3old , Crowns, 22-k. . . . .$3.50
bridge Teeth, 22-k. ... .$3.50
Gold' Fillings V. $1.00
Miyer Fillings oOf
Gfuaranteed for 10 Years.
J Open Evenings.
;THE ELECTRO
DENTAL PARLORS
:0VA Washington con 5th,
1 '. Opposite Olds & King's."' -
remaining cases involving politicians
or will these casea ever come to trial 7
No Intimation haa been a-iven aa to
what la to be tho end of the Staiwer,
Hendricks. Zacharv caee. which haa
been loft In the air by The severance
of Hall and Edwin Maya from the Hat
of defendants and their trials alone. It
Is not believed that Brownell will ever
be tried, and there la some doubt con
cerning the appearance of Blnger Her
mann before the bar of Judge Wolver
ton'a court.
- It Is the current belief therefore,
that the Hail caae la about the last of
the Oregon land canes to come to actual
trial Some disposition of the remain
ing cases may be marie -by Mr, Becker,
but whether this disposition will in
clude a trial Is the question that haa
not been answered. It Is believed that
the ledger will' be balanced but the
exact method or creating thia equllib
(Catted PreM teased Wire.)
Kew York. Jan. H. Thomaa W. Law-
son ot Boston, famous for1 hla frenaied
flaht aaalnat "The fiyatem" for the
benefit of "The People," haa at laat
thrown off the maak. In letter to &.
3, Ridge way, explaining why he nsel
abandoned hta ngnt. no gives voioe in
somewhat different woraa to uia fa
mous old Vanderbilt motto: , ,
"Th. ntlhlln h. 1 d."
' Mr. Lawson announced December T
that he expected to be made president
of Amalgamated and would ' let the
publio do Its own reforming thereafter.
Finally Mr. mageway wrote to mm
nraaainar hla raarat at air. Lawson a de
termination and aUtmg that he hoped
there was aome miataae. Mr. i-awspn
replied In a long letter which will be I
nr niiwi mnnn that no mistaae naa oeen
made; that ha proposed to look out for
himself now.
Following are ft few of tho quotations
from bis letters:
Ynu talk of What I owe the people.
What do I owe to the gelatlne-eplned
shrimps? What have the saffron
blooded apea done for me or mine that
t should halt anv decisions to match
their lightning changea, 10-above-10-ba-
low-sero, ' cnamejeon-nuea wriuri
- rrhe people. The very name baa ao
sealed itaelf into my being, that heed
ing its every appearance, of late, are
myriads of fantastically appareled
merlonettes whose bold fronting of mir
rors shields and aavage circling of I
candv swords, make me almost die el
laugning. rorgive me, my ur masv
nv hut tha seoole. particularly the
American people, are a Joke a eyatem
joue.-
"CANAL KNOCKER" HAS
ANOTHER BIG HOWL
Washington, Jan. ll.Bstimatea as
to tha ultimate cost of the Panama ca
nal are growing dally. "Tou need not
be surprised if it runs up to $400,000,-1
ofln aaid nhlef Engineer Ooethals to-
day to tho senate committee on inter-
w.u&nlA Aanala.
Ooethals had been asxed wneiner ne
would go on record aa predicting the
rntol mat would not exceed tS00.0O0.o00.
"No. eir." he aaid. "My estimate of
I2EO.000.000 above payments to the
French company and Panama was based
on accurate Information aa to the ne
cessity of excavation, concrete to be
laid, etc- but was a guesa aa to other
cost"
In- suggesting MOO.000,000. Colonel
Goehala said he bad in mind possible
arddenta and unforeseen drawbacks.
Without these the total cost ahould not
avmaa f,nn nnn nnn - - i
incidentally oionei- ooetnajs ist out
the government accountants and is the
cause of much speculation.
WILLIE LOEB'S FOND
DREAMS SHATTERED
Boys' Ovcrcoafs
$15.00 OVERCOATS. NOW ?0.85
$10.00 OVERCOATS NOW $0.35
$80 OVERCOATS NOW $5.35
$5.00 OVERCoXtS NOW ?3.50
$8.95 OVERCOATS NOWt $2.50
Boys' Sweaters
$1.00 SWEATERS NOW.... 7tty
$1.50 SWEATERS NOW.... $1.15
$2.00 SWEATERS NOW.... $1.65
$2.50 SWEATERS NOW.... $1.95
Boys' Knickerboclier
Suits
, $20.00 BOYS' SUITS NOW
$15.00 BOYS 'SUITS NOW
$10.00 BOYS' SUITS NOW
,$ 7.50 BOYS' SUITS NOW
$ 5.00 BOYS' SUITS NOW
$13.85 f
(10.85
7.85
0.85
4.15
Knee Pants
50c KNEE PANTS NOW...'... 204
75c KNEE PANTS NOW. ... .40
25c BOYS' HOSE .............. 10
15c BOYS' HOSE ,, ...10
Ladies' and Misses' Man-Tailored Coals
at SPECIAL PRICES
$25.00 COATS NOW $10.85
$15.00 COATS NOW $10.35
$20.00 COATS NOW ..$13.85
$10.50 COATS NOW.. $ 7.35
rium has not yet been mado Known by Lhit,hitth navv deoartment ex
pects to make battleships autnorizea oy
tne present congress ai xvv xeei uwui.
Tt waa, at tha Instance of tha navr de
partment that an increase in tne wiam
of locks from 100 to 110 feet was de
cided upon.
BEN
Mothers Will Make Great Savings by
Coming Here
LEADING
CLOTHIER
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(United PreM Leased Wire.)
Washington, D. C. Jan. 18. The
business ambitions of William Loeb
Jr., secretary to President Roosevelt,
were shattered today when he failed
to be elected president of the Wash
ington Railway & Electric company.
He will remain at the White House.
Loeb was elected a director on a com-
?iromlse proposition. When the dlrec
ors attempted to elect officers they
found there waa a deadlock - and Loeb
found local capital back of another
man. After several hours' ballotinc
Allen McDermott, for a number of
?'eara president, waa araln placed at
he head of the company. 1
No Gossip la This Kansas Town
From the Baltimore American.
"The little town of Merrlam, In my
state,'- said David C. Banks, of Topeka.
Kansas, "has entered on an experiment
that students of sociology all over the
land will do well to watch.
"The city council of Merrlam has
passed an ordinance making it a finable
oirense ror any person or aauu years
to retail srosaln . or tittle-tattle that
could be construed aa reflecting injuri
ously on any inhabitant of the village.
"So far aa I have been able to learn
nobody has been arrested as yet for
talking about his neighbor, but it Is
said that already the denlcena of Mer
rlam are cultivating; a conservatism la
their speech hitherto unknown."
BIG FRAUD M
BE UNEARTHED
f
Three Men Arrested on Sus
picion of Framing Up
Bunko Game.
.WIFE OF ACTING CHINESE MINISTEE.
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fc i .it si j , 1 a im,ijjLiHj2ia
..4MmmmMUm:t Tt n n nji 1 i null . .11 imaiwwOt -4ni.
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At .
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V , a - ',.-, vf
, w i:i l; : . -
. ; Mrs. , Chow, whose picture here appears, ia the wife of, the acting
Chinese' minister, howaa presente4 at the New Tear's reception at the
White House and was the first Chinese woman to be formally presented
to the president of theUnlted StaUk"!?" - ;
(TTalted PreM Leased Wire.)
New York, Jan. 18. Acting at the re
quest Of Washington, District of Colum
bia, police headquarters, detectives to
night arrested three men, all well
known, and they are now held on a
Charge of "suspicion."
It Is aleged by the police that the
men were parties to a scheme to de
fraud the Hamilton Bank Note company
and the Washington Electric Railway
company. The men under arrest are
George Hess, who says he ia a special
agent and investigator, and has recently
been employed in connection with the
graft ' Inquiry In San Francisco, and
Dr. Georce M. Mler.
The police allere that Wamsor some
weeks azo visited Washington and be
came acquainted with a railway conduc
tor there. He told him he could put
him in the way of making aome "easy"
money. The conductor, it is alleged, re-
?orted to the officials of the road and
hey told him to Investigate. Later
Wamsor introduced Charles P. Todler,
a traveling representative of the Ham.
llton Bank Note company, and the lat
ter told the conductor he could purchase
railroad tickets at a big reduction for
cash. The police allege that following
this Todler .returned to New York and
shinped an express package to himself
In Washington. When examined, it is
claimed, it contained J1.000 in atreet
railway tickets. Todler claimed the
package today and as soon as he re
ceipted for it was arrested. v
The Washington police then tele
phoned New Tork and asked for the
arrest of the men taken into custody to
night. Detectives expect revelations
when the men are arraigned.
NEW LIGHTSHIP TO
MAEK BLUNT'S EEEF
(TTalted Press Leaaed Wire.) '
New Tork, Jan. 18. A email 4
lightship, designed to mark 4
Blunt' a reef at the entrance to 4
the Columbia river, in Oregon,
WlH nail next week for; the trip 4
around the Horn. She haa been 4
4 built here at a cost of S60,00Q 4
and will make the entire trip 4
under hey own sail and steam 4
4 power. , She will carry a crew of 4
4 20 . men and tho trip will take 4
4 more than three months, ' . 4
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WALLA BOND
BUYEft IN PENDLETON
(Spedai Di.patch to Th Journal.)
Pendleton. Or.. Jan. 18. W. A. Scott.
representative of E. H. Rollins & Eon
of Chicago. .: haa arrived In thia cltv
and la in conference . with the city off i
cials. H stated that his firm wished
to, purchase the city's bonds, or the
freater , part . thereof, amounting to
185.000. .
He recently" made" the -purchase of1
iuv.uuo wortn or cut. nan and rire
bonds of Walla Walla. As his company
setrs deelmus of purchasing Ihe bonds
ue aeat sems,naeiy to go tnrougo.-
55 RIDE THROUGH
BIYSTICYORK RITE
Al Kader Temple Scene of
Notable Ceremonial and
a Banquet.
Al Kader temple, Ancient Arabic Or
der Noblea of tho Mystic Shrine, en
joyed laat evening a cermonlal session
which will be long remembered by every
member and visitor who was present
The ceremonial took place In the audi
torium f tha new Masonic temple, with
seating capacity of about 1,600, and
seats were almost at a premium.
There were about 65 candidates who
had gone through the solemn Initiations
of the Scottish or Tork rite of Ancient
Freemasonry and they all looked for
ward toward initiation In the Arablo
mysteries of the shrine where the Joy
of living receives a due consideration.
Illustrious Potentate J. Q. Mack, as
sisted by the Robbans, L. G. Clarke and
William H. Oalvanl, High Priest and
Prophet A. Thurlaw, and the other of
ficers, called the meeting to order at
about 8 o'clock and it waa somewhat
after 12 midnight when the ceremonial
was Droucnt to a ciose.
The following are the candidates who
passed the Moslem test: William J.
Bristol, C. J. Jackson, D. Hensill, J.
Tj. Pare. P. E. Dunn. T. C. Hanford. J.
T. Bovick, A. v, areen, W. B. Moore, w.
Deans, J. P. Yates. J. O. Elrod, C. K.
Cochran. W. M. Pollman. L. Barnum.
Robert Tucker. Jeff D. Billlngsley, Ira
James Mahon. L. Kroehnke. William
Grabash, G. C Cellars, H. C. Hammon,
C. H. cannon, F. w. rrani, is. ir. wtevens,
R. F. Savior. J. W Hatfield. w.Y. Masters,
H. W. Fries, w. h. rqweu, rnuo noi-
UI UUK l I . . al . II MVUtRVUlBIJi vf-aaav w.
Bircher, E. A. Beals, H. U Heath, J. K.
Locke. E. A. Snyder. R. B. Stanfleld, A.
Thomson, O. McCarthy. H. Berther. A.
H. Lee, G. A- dough, A. E. Voorhles,
E. E. Porter, 8. B. Barker, v. H. rres
ton. A. C. Callan, C F. Hurlburt, Wil
liam C. Washburn, w. A. fomeroy, w.
H. Young, F. W. Graves and G. W.
Ibetson.
The banquet served was a great uc-
cess. Speeches were maae oy fast
Potentates George H. Hill and Douglass
W. Taylor, potentate 1,. U. uinraa. u. a.
Joslin, W. C Bristol. R. Tucker, T. C.
Hanford, E. G. Jones, Judge George
and others.
" What Audiences Believe.
Horace Goldln in Cassell's .Magazine.
Th. iivht annneniv went nut anrina 1
one of my performances in Waterbury. TViffavmiOQ Pn f ih orl TTn and
A panic was in prospect. However, 1 "vWvvu uvuvu,
shouted out: Ladiea and geniemen, 1 fiiVAa Tnrr(n1
. " Farewell Hoot.
V'OU can't go anywhere, at home-or away
where our shoes won't be a credit to. you.;'
We'll supply you with any kind you want, from-;
the highest priced down. J' -
At $3.50, $4 and $5 you probably don't care!'
to go lower you'll get Selz Royal Blue' shoes;;
we can give you a perfect fit, and the kind, of j'
service you'll like. Every pair guaranteed. " "
Best Oak Sole Leather Used in All Our Shoes.
if ,!
COR. SEVENTH AND WASHINGTON STS.'
(Formerly 149 Third St.) ,
OWLS ALL GATHER
INTO ONE REST
am about to Derform a most marvelous
trick. I have here a lemon, but ot
course you can't see it. I am about to
cut it In two and bring out of it an
Hnuasn;
I saia,
With the installation of officers and
lenh
The audience settled down.
r cut the lemon. "And now."
the elephant nas gone. 11 nas waixea the formal adoption of the new constl
ff tho etage. But of course ypu can't t tl and ritual of tha order tha
ee Itbut that doesn't matter." . j luuon and ritual .01 .wa - oraer,, tne
croinernooa 01 uwis annual grano nest
conclave came to a close yesterday af-
off
se
Sure enough, there was heard a slow,
shuffling sound quite appropriate, al
though It was made by the fat' stage
manager. Who was shuffling across the
boards In his slippers. The light re
turned, there was mucn applause and all
was well. The next day a man stopped
me in the street and said he considered
ternoon. The new officers for the
grand lodge, elected at Yesterday
morning's session, were installed with
all the ceremony demanded bv th nn.
casion. Qua C. Moser of Portland, be-
that trick the most marvelous he had line elevated to tha position of grand
ever seen, and would I be giving it again
mac want! u s trues
. ss Would Satisfy.
From the Ixmdon World.
"Fifty thousand dollars will suit" an-
nminwa a diritv nnner tuuidKni. I nhniild
think it would.- forne of us would be I to the Pi 'rt land conclave determlnl tn
fairly well suites with ' considerably 1 make a fight on the continuation , of
"aa. r furasu .executive 11. t,uaviit an
executive. )
By tha adODtlon Of a new constitution
and ritual making the positions of the
grand officers of -' the Brotherhood of
wis elective instead af permanent a
serious split in tbe ranks, of the order
was avoiuea. , .!. 1 ..1 . ... -x.-
Beverei delegations of the Owls came
Grand Secretary C. B. Wood, both of
Seattle, in office. Charges of an ugly
nature, Insinuating that tha funds of
the organization bad been carlessiy
handled during the past year were nja.io
by several of the delegates, who (de
clared they would oppose any effort to
continue the former grand officers in
their positions.- - -
.,.Anud,iUle" committee "was appointed
the first day of tha convention whl. ii
went oyer the books of the brotherhood
carefully and found, it la salii. ix
crepanclea between the report of t d
grand secretary and tha boobs cf the
order.' , ...
Secretary Wood explained that ttu.y
were duo to a mistake in making entries
in the books f the brotheihood. His
statements were wven tho official in
dorsement of the dslMlfslna on.l h -
reelected to the ofrice of grm! execu
tive. -. . ,
With the Installation of the new r.f
ncers" yesterday afternoon n.o gr,nl
conclave of the Brotherhood camo t.i
an end. The new officers of tti grsMd
lodge were installed with tha ceremony
prescribed by tho ronslltuttf.n, l.ni ('..
Mosen the grand executive, & ul
the installation. .
The new constitution and ritual v,
formally adopted at yf siu-r.j.iy .''i--r.
noon's spsnlon and most of U" 1. 1
ratea left for their horrea ia-f r
The next convention wni he l 1 11
Vancouver. lirHlait Colunilu, In ... ,
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who C- -rvst 1 f 1 -
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antagonH.n if t. 1 a 1